Results 1-20 of 49 for garda speaker:Ned O'Sullivan

Seanad: Recent Violence in Dublin City Centre: Motion (29 Nov 2023)

Ned O'Sullivan: ...' content and we let them. There is, however, one condition attached to that, which is that these people must show respect for the rights of the public and that they must fully co-operate with our gardaí, who have the unenviable job of trying to police huge numbers of people in protest, peaceful or otherwise, in our public spaces. The right to protest is not universally accepted....

Seanad: Recent Violence in Dublin City Centre: Motion (29 Nov 2023)

Ned O'Sullivan: ...great work. No-one is talking about the crackdown on organised crime in this country or about the huge reduction in the level of violent deaths and assassinations, just to name one aspect. Our gardaí are doing a great job. There are people in the street and at home who depend on the Garda for reassurance. When things get fraught like this people - and especially elderly people -...

Seanad: Recent Violence in Dublin City Centre: Motion (29 Nov 2023)

Ned O'Sullivan: ...away from having supported murder and mayhem in this country, North and South. Some of these parties are only decades away from having supported the murder of my friend Jerry McCabe and many other Garda and Defence Forces personnel. Some of these parties are still commemorating the perpetrators of those crimes as heroes. It is time those parties stood up, got real and stopped speaking...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Integration and Refugee Issues: Discussion (21 Feb 2023)

Ned O'Sullivan: ...far right or the far left. They are interested in a safe environment and an ordered society where they can feel safe and raise their children. Another thing I find in this country is that there is support for An Garda Síochána and for those who have been given the job of trying to monitor these protests without being too obtrusive and without exacerbating the problems. They are...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Nov 2022)

Ned O'Sullivan: I express my support and solidarity with An Garda Síochána in light of the appalling incidents in recent days. We are fortunate in this country that we have a community police force. The Garda depends on the support of the community and it invariably has the support of 90% of decent people. When this country was in difficulty during the Troubles, An Garda Síochána and...

Seanad: Crime Policy: Motion (2 Oct 2019)

Ned O'Sullivan: ...through that, I encounter many people recovering from drug addiction.The stories I heard in group sessions or therapy opened my eyes. One reads in the paper about people being apprehended by the Garda with large amounts of class A drugs while travelling, who are then put away for ten years, and one thinks they are the worst type of criminal. I have learned that those people come from...

Seanad: Defence Matters: Statements (9 Jul 2019)

Ned O'Sullivan: ...conflicts that are going on all over the world, particularly in the Middle East. However, we might not always be so lucky and, in such circumstances, we will be shouting for the Army and the Garda to defend our interests, as they have done before. Indeed, many members of both organisations have given their lives in the service of this country. Defence Forces personnel may not be strong...

Seanad: Dealing with the Past in Northern Ireland: Statements (27 Mar 2019)

Ned O'Sullivan: ...is probably as far away from the North as one can get. I had no first-hand experience other than what I saw on television as a teenager growing up. It came close to my family with the murder of Garda Jerry McCabe in west Limerick. His father and my father were close personal friends. That was a big shock to us. For many people of my generation, it was the time we finally said goodbye...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: White Paper on Defence Update: Discussion (5 Mar 2019)

Ned O'Sullivan: ...the resignations and buy-outs from the Army. Perhaps we will have another day for that. Is the Minister of State concerned about morale in the Defence Forces? The morale of any force, be it the Garda, Army or Naval Service, is important. It is important for us as committee members to know whether the Minister of State is happy with the state of morale in our Defence Forces. Insofar as...

Seanad: Brexit: Motion (22 Nov 2018)

Ned O'Sullivan: ..., Sinn Féin did not recognise our nation’s Defence Forces, claiming allegiance to an army of its own. Now it accepts there is only one Óglaigh na hÉireann.For decades Sinn Féin repudiated the authority of the Garda Síochána and other legitimate instruments of the State. Now it states it has no problem with that either. Is it too much to expect that...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2018)

Ned O'Sullivan: ...Westminster. In fairness to Sinn Féin, it has come a long way. It has come into these Houses and taken part in parliamentary democracy. It refused to do that for decades. Sinn Féin now recognises the Garda force and that there is only one Army in the country. A bit of pragmatism would be a big help and those vital seven votes might be able to come into play. I would hate to...

Seanad: Accessibility Issues for Voters with Disabilities: Statements (6 Nov 2018)

Ned O'Sullivan: ...votes in siturather than having ill people being physically dragged into polling stations. It was not right. Now they can vote in the privacy of the hospital accompanied by an appropriate person or garda to ensure no outside involvement. The introduction of the ballot paper template was a good development. The regulations made in October provide for a similar template for presidential...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Sep 2018)

Ned O'Sullivan: .... I look forward to studying the report, which has been welcomed in principle by my party's justice spokesman, Deputy O'Callaghan. I echo what Senator Feighan stated in respect of supporting the Garda. It is incumbent on us as elected representatives, especially in the Oireachtas, to stand by and support the Garda. It is easy for groups out there to attack the force. No organisation is...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 May 2018)

Ned O'Sullivan: ...Dublin are at risk from criminals. Perhaps this was covered by a Member previously on the Order of Business but it is quite startling. It is noticeable that more and more of the resources of the Garda Síochána in the city go towards preventing killings due to the internecine feuding going on between the infamous Kinahan and Hutch people. There are other minor feuds as well. I...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Dec 2017)

Ned O'Sullivan: Following on from the remarks by Senator Ó Ríordáin, this has been a very bad year publicity-wise for An Garda Síochána with the whistleblower saga, the tribunals, the penalty points, etc. It is important at the end of the year that we, as legislators, declare again our full support and admiration for the work being done by An Garda Síochána to keep us and...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2017)

Ned O'Sullivan: ...offering facilities. I ask the Leader to ask the Minister for Finance to address that issue when he is next in the House. It was very disappointing to read that in a surveillance operation, the Garda detected a number of taxi drivers cheating their customers by taking scenic routes to prime destinations, such as from the city centre to the airport.The fare for the journey from the city...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2017)

Ned O'Sullivan: ...the latest figures? If there is a glitch, why? Does the RSA have more recent figures that we have not seen or heard of and, if so, why? I ask these questions because, in the context of the recent Garda penalty points controversy, there is a question mark over many statistics that are in the public domain. It would be important for us to know the status of the figures that the witnesses...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jul 2016)

Ned O'Sullivan: ...a more reasoned debate, with a better proliferation of information on both sides of it, in order to allow us to come to our own conclusions, as we undoubtedly will in due course. I congratulate the Garda nationally and particularly in the Limerick area on its outstanding success in recent days in bringing about the incarceration of some very serious criminals arising from a drugs bust of...

Seanad: Seanad Bill 2016: Second Stage (13 Jul 2016)

Ned O'Sullivan: ...Why should university graduates, above all other sectors of society, have a vote in the Seanad? What makes a university graduate, of which I am one, a better person to elect a Senator than a housewife, a garda, a person working for himself or herself or an employee? The provision is the most elitist and we must examine it closely. I cannot be objective about having 43 seats because I...

Seanad: National Car Testing System: Statements (3 Mar 2015)

Ned O'Sullivan: ...at a disadvantage. He also referred to the fact that as a result of changes to the road traffic legislation, it is no longer acceptable to show proof of a booking for an NCT when stopped by the Garda and that driving with an out of date disc means automatic penalty points. The man in question indicated that he tried to book a test online at the beginning of February but that the earliest...